Games like The Complex: Expedition

90% positive from 2,555 reviewsReleased 20256% finish itSteam Deck Unsupported$14.99

What it is

Psychological horror exploration game with VHS filter. Navigate a maze, investigate a lifeform, experience atmospheric tension with multiple endings.

What players liked

Players praise its Kane Pixels-style Backrooms experience, offering an immersive, terrifying, and atmospheric walking simulator akin to Bioshock.

The catch

Mostly walking with no real threats or puzzles

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 90% positive, but with 2,555 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like The Complex: Expedition

POOLS

95% positive from 3,397 reviews2024Deck Verified

This is a first-person exploration game focused on atmosphere and environmental storytelling. Players navigate abstract, liminal spaces using sound and environmental cues, experiencing a sense of dread and isolation.

What players likedPlayers praise POOLS as the best liminal space/Backrooms walking simulator, offering stunning visuals, immersive sound design, and an unsettling atmosphere.

The catchNo threat, no story and no objectives, so it becomes a boring walk.

Both are tagged Realistic, Psychological Horror and Exploration.

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IMMORTALITY

84% positive from 1,942 reviews202234% finish itDeck Verified

An interactive film trilogy where players match cut through footage to solve a mystery, featuring a cinematic teleportation mechanic and a dark, investigative feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying mystery-solving and discovery, comparing it to Sam Barlow's "Her Story" but with a focus on film reels.

The catchFinding clips means clicking objects at random, which becomes repetitive busywork.

Both are tagged Realistic, Story Rich and Horror.

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Backrooms: Lost Tape

82% positive from 1,391 reviews202223% finish itDeck Playable

This is a photorealistic walking simulator with a mystery narrative, featuring exploration of liminal spaces and puzzle-solving. Players uncover story through collectible tapes while avoiding entities.

What players likedPlayers praise its strong "Level 0" and balanced mix of unsettling liminal spaces, chases, and jumpscares, offering a smooth experience even on lower-end PCs.

The catchA recent engine update wrecked performance, dropping players to single digit frame rates.

Both are tagged Psychological Horror, Exploration and Horror.

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In Sound Mind

95% positive from 3,110 reviews2021Deck Playable

First-person psychological horror game with puzzle-solving and boss fights. Explore unsettling memories with a cat companion.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique psychological horror, engaging story, atmospheric world-building, and clever environmental storytelling, often comparing it favorably to other survival horror games.

The catchThe strong opening gives way to repetitive levels and unsatisfying gunplay.

Both are tagged Psychological Horror, Story Rich and Horror.

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Lushfoil Photography Sim

92% positive from 1,677 reviews20250% finish itDeck Verified

A photography game set in recreations of real places. The camera models focus, aperture, exposure and white balance, and you can shift light, fog and rain, with a hidden drone and rowboat for new angles.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a beautiful, relaxing photography simulator, akin to exploring stunning natural environments.

The catchMost locations stay locked behind collection tasks rather than open to free roaming.

Both are tagged Realistic, Exploration and Adventure.

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Yasuke Simulator

97% positive from 1,924 reviews202521% finish itDeck Verified

An action game set in 1579 where you play Yasuke, the African samurai serving Oda Nobunaga. Cut through waves of enemies with a katana, hunt hidden gear on the map and call on ancestral power.

What players likedPlayers praise its historically accurate portrayal of feudal Japan, reminiscent of a refined samurai simulation.

The catchControls and aiming are janky, and dying restarts the whole level with no checkpoints.

Both are tagged Realistic, Story Rich and Action.

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